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Everyone is an Artist

Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars

Michael Werner Gallery, London

20 September - 9 November 2024

Michael Werner Gallery, London is pleased to present Everyone is an Artist, an exhibition of major works by three titans of 20th century art, Joseph Beuys (b. 1921 in Krefeld, Germany, d. 1986 in Düsseldorf), Marcel Broodthaers (b. 1924 in Brussels, d. 1976 in Cologne), and James Lee Byars (b. 1932 in Detroit, d. 1997 in Cairo). Contemporaries and collaborators, Beuys, Broodthaers, and Byars adhered to a similar broad set of ideas: art cannot be separated from life, an object can create narrative, and art is activated by the imagination of the viewer. Everyone is an Artist charts and interweaves the oeuvres of these three highly influential artists as they reshaped how art was created and perceived in the 20th and 21st centuries.

“Everyone is an artist” is a direct quote from and a guiding principle of Beuys. Coming out of World War II, Beuys cultivated a body of work based on personal history, and potentially myth, about his Nazi plane crashing over the Crimean front in Ukraine and his rescue by a nomadic tribe of Tartars. Through the use of ‘actions’ and objects linked to his personal story, Beuys evoked collective memory and healing. Throughout his life, Beuys believed that art was not a career separate from society, instead creativity and the need to express it are essential to being human.

First a poet, Broodthaers launched into visual art in 1964 through his first gallery solo show at Galerie Saint Laurent in Brussels titled I, too, wondered whether I couldn’t sell something and succeed in life, in which he presented his unsold poetry books encased in cement. Broodthaers’ brief, but consequential, output in visual art used language and everyday objects loaded with societal and personal meaning to question the validity of cultural memory, history, and institutions.

The work of Beuys and Broodthaers is transcendent in the work of the slightly younger Byars. Both Beuys and Broodthaers supported Byars’ career, and each participated in his performances. In Byars, Beuys and Broodthaers saw the refinement of their ideas. A shaman-like figure, Byars saw life, and therefore art, as defined by impermanence. To him, objects were vessels to present expansive and existential themes, including beauty, perfection, and death, and the viewer is essential to shaping their meaning. Byars’ work informed the direction of conceptual art in the latter part of the 20th century and continues to resonate with artists today.

Everyone is an Artist includes Beuys’ iconic “Jason” and “SåFG”, Broodthaers’ important installation “Dites Partout Que Je L’Ai Dit”, and Byars’ pivotal “The American Flag” and “The Figure of Death”. The exhibition presents a rare opportunity to see these three seminal artists in direct dialogue with each other.

Joseph Beuys’ work had an enormous influence on the development of post-war art and has been collected and shown widely around the world. In 1986, Beuys was awarded the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize by the city of Duisburg, Germany. Major retrospectives have been mounted by the Guggenheim Museum, New York (1979); Kunsthaus Zürich (1993); Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid (1994); Centre Pompidou, Paris (1994); Tate Modern, London (2005); Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2009); M HKA, Antwerp (2017); and K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf (2010 & 2021); among others.

Marcel Broodthaers created several groundbreaking exhibitions during his brief career, most notably Eulogy of the Subject at Kunstmuseum Basel and The Angelus of Daumier at Centre Pompidou, Paris. “Musée d’Art Moderne, Département des Aigles”, a major work that occupied Broodthaers from 1969 to 1972, was included in documenta 5 in Kassel. Broodthaers died in Cologne in 1976, leaving behind an ambitious body of work that would speak to subsequent generations of artists and which remains highly relevant today. London’s Tate Gallery presented the first posthumous retrospective of the artist in 1980. Important posthumous museum exhibitions include Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam (1981); Kunsthalle Bern (1982); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (1989); Galerie National du Jeu de Paume, Paris (1991); Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (1992); Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona (1997); Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (2001); Kunsthalle Wien (2003); Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna (2012); Fridericianum, Kassel (2015), The Museum of Modern Art (2016); Museo Reina Sofia (2016); Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf (2017); and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2018).

James Lee Byars has been the subject of numerous museum exhibitions worldwide, including The Palace of Good Luck, Castello di Rivoli / Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin (1989); The Perfect Moment, IVAM Centre del Carme, Valencia (1994); The Palace of Perfect, Fundaçao de Serralves, Porto (1997); Life Love and Death, Schirn Kunsthalle and Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg (2004); The Perfect Silence, Whitney Museum of American Art (2005); 1/2 An Autobiography, MoMA PS1, New York and Museo Jumex, Mexico City (2013-2014); The Golden Tower, Campo San Vio, Venice (2017); The Perfect Kiss, Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp (2018); and The Perfect Moment, Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing (2021). Earlier this year, a major survey of Byars’ work was on view at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan and is currently on view at Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. Byars is also the subject of a dual exhibition titled Invisible Questions that Fill the Air: James Lee Byars and Seung-taek Lee at Palazzo Loredan, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Venice, curated by Allegra Pesenti.

Everyone is an Artist opens to the public on 20 September with a private view on 19 September from 6-8pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm.

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Joseph Beuys

“Jason”, 1961

Zinc tub, iron head, wooden rod, paint, wire

65 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 9 inches

165.5 x 39 x 23 cm

BEU 32

$1,200,000

Joseph Beuys

“Jason”, 1961

Zinc tub, iron head, wooden rod, paint, wire

65 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 9 inches

165.5 x 39 x 23 cm

BEU 32

$1,200,000

Joseph Beuys

“Berglampe (Mountain Lamp)”, 1953

Patinated bronze

One of seven unique bronzes known to the Estate of Joseph Beuys

1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

3 x 16 x 11 cm

BEU 35

$350,000

Joseph Beuys

“Berglampe (Mountain Lamp)”, 1953

Patinated bronze

One of seven unique bronzes known to the Estate of Joseph Beuys

1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

3 x 16 x 11 cm

BEU 35

$350,000

Joseph Beuys

“SåFG”, 1953/1968

Bronze

Unique cast, Wilhelm Hau, Neuss, Germany

34 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches

88.5 x 28.5 x 9 cm

BEU 123

$650,000

Joseph Beuys

“SåFG”, 1953/1968

Bronze

Unique cast, Wilhelm Hau, Neuss, Germany

34 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches

88.5 x 28.5 x 9 cm

BEU 123

$650,000

Joseph Beuys

“Hasenstein (Hare Stone)”, 1982

Basalt, spray paint

Edition 5 of 7 unique stones

13 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 13 inches

35 x 110 x 33 cm

BEU 132

$300,000

Joseph Beuys

“Hasenstein (Hare Stone)”, 1982

Basalt, spray paint

Edition 5 of 7 unique stones

13 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 13 inches

35 x 110 x 33 cm

BEU 132

$300,000

Joseph Beuys

“Objekt zum Schmieren und Drehen (Object to Smear and Turn)”, 1972

Tin can, lubrication grease, screwdriver, oil paint

Edition 8 from an edition of 100

Tin can: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches (4 x 5.5 cm)

Screwdriver (length): 5 inches (13 cm)

BEU 134

$30,000

Joseph Beuys

“Objekt zum Schmieren und Drehen (Object to Smear and Turn)”, 1972

Tin can, lubrication grease, screwdriver, oil paint

Edition 8 from an edition of 100

Tin can: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches (4 x 5.5 cm)

Screwdriver (length): 5 inches (13 cm)

BEU 134

$30,000

Joseph Beuys

“Ölkanne F.I.U. (Oil Can F.I.U.)”, 1980

Metal can, olive oil

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 2 APs

20 3/4 x 12 x 12 inches

53 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

BEU 135

$28,000

Joseph Beuys

“Ölkanne F.I.U. (Oil Can F.I.U.)”, 1980

Metal can, olive oil

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 2 APs

20 3/4 x 12 x 12 inches

53 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

BEU 135

$28,000

Joseph Beuys

“ELEMENT”, 1982

Copper plate, iron plate

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 4 APs

1/2 x 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches

1 x 44 x 31.5 cm

BEU 136

$32,000

Joseph Beuys

“ELEMENT”, 1982

Copper plate, iron plate

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 4 APs

1/2 x 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches

1 x 44 x 31.5 cm

BEU 136

$32,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Untitled”, 1967

Oil on Formica-coated wood

19 3/4 x 55 inches

50 x 139.5 cm

MB 3/D

$475,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Untitled”, 1967

Oil on Formica-coated wood

19 3/4 x 55 inches

50 x 139.5 cm

MB 3/D

$475,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“MB MB MB”, 1968

Oil on canvas

25 1/2 x 45 1/4 inches

65 x 115 cm

MB 8/H

$1,200,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“MB MB MB”, 1968

Oil on canvas

25 1/2 x 45 1/4 inches

65 x 115 cm

MB 8/H

$1,200,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“L’oile, l’aile”, 1970

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

33 x 47 1/4 inches

83.5 x 120 cm

MB 9/D2

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“L’oile, l’aile”, 1970

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

33 x 47 1/4 inches

83.5 x 120 cm

MB 9/D2

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Dites partout que je l’ai dit”, 1974

Stuffed parrot under bell jar, audiotape, two framed works on paper, painted box

Dimensions variable

MB 23

$2,500,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Dites partout que je l’ai dit”, 1974

Stuffed parrot under bell jar, audiotape, two framed works on paper, painted box

Dimensions variable

MB 23

$2,500,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry”, 1974

Oil on canvas, twelve postcards on wood, in two parts

Canvas:

50 1/4 x 37 3/4 inches

127.5 x 96 cm

Postcards, overall:

20 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches

52.5 x 68 cm

MB 29

$1,750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry”, 1974

Oil on canvas, twelve postcards on wood, in two parts

Canvas:

50 1/4 x 37 3/4 inches

127.5 x 96 cm

Postcards, overall:

20 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches

52.5 x 68 cm

MB 29

$1,750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“1833…… Le manuscrit”, 1971

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

32 3/4 x 46 3/4 inches

83 x 119 cm

MB 36/3

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“1833…… Le manuscrit”, 1971

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

32 3/4 x 46 3/4 inches

83 x 119 cm

MB 36/3

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Lampe bleu et chaise”, ca. 1969

Photographic lamp with blue bulb, painted metal reflector, chair, painted black paper

Lamp: 

15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 9 inches

40 x 40 x 23 cm

Chair: 

32 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches

82.5 x 38.5 x 51.5 cm

MB 100

$750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Lampe bleu et chaise”, ca. 1969

Photographic lamp with blue bulb, painted metal reflector, chair, painted black paper

Lamp: 

15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 9 inches

40 x 40 x 23 cm

Chair: 

32 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches

82.5 x 38.5 x 51.5 cm

MB 100

$750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“A Voyage on the North Sea”, 1973-1974

16mm film, catalogue

Edition 61 from an edition of 100

Runtime: 6 minutes 7 seconds

Catalogue: 6 x 6 x 1/2 inches (15 x 15 x 1 cm)

MBG 3354

$8,500

Marcel Broodthaers

“A Voyage on the North Sea”, 1973-1974

16mm film, catalogue

Edition 61 from an edition of 100

Runtime: 6 minutes 7 seconds

Catalogue: 6 x 6 x 1/2 inches (15 x 15 x 1 cm)

MBG 3354

$8,500

James Lee Byars

“The American Flag”, 1974

Silk acetate

380 x 88 inches

965 x 223.5 cm

JB 6/B

$750,000

James Lee Byars

“The American Flag”, 1974

Silk acetate

380 x 88 inches

965 x 223.5 cm

JB 6/B

$750,000

James Lee Byars

“The Perfect Tear”, 1981

Oil on canvas, carved and gilded wood

Diameter:

52 inches

132 cm

JB 54/0

$575,000

James Lee Byars

“The Perfect Tear”, 1981

Oil on canvas, carved and gilded wood

Diameter:

52 inches

132 cm

JB 54/0

$575,000

James Lee Byars

“The Tomb of James Lee Byars”, 1986

Limestone

Diameter:

39 1/4 inches

100 cm

JB 58

$550,000

James Lee Byars

“The Tomb of James Lee Byars”, 1986

Limestone

Diameter:

39 1/4 inches

100 cm

JB 58

$550,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1986

Gilded brass

Ten parts, overall:

11 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches

30 x 3 x 3 cm

JB 65

$275,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1986

Gilded brass

Ten parts, overall:

11 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches

30 x 3 x 3 cm

JB 65

$275,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Man”, 1986

Gilded brass

4 x 3/4 x 3/4 inches

10 x 2 x 2 cm

JB 72

$140,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Man”, 1986

Gilded brass

4 x 3/4 x 3/4 inches

10 x 2 x 2 cm

JB 72

$140,000

James Lee Byars

“The Golden Book”, 1986

Gilded iron

Diameter:

8 3/4 inches

22 cm

JB 76

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“The Golden Book”, 1986

Gilded iron

Diameter:

8 3/4 inches

22 cm

JB 76

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1987

Kavala marble

Ten parts, each:

10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

27 x 27 x 27 cm
Overall:

106 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

270 x 27 x 27 cm

JB 90

$1,700,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1987

Kavala marble

Ten parts, each:

10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

27 x 27 x 27 cm
Overall:

106 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

270 x 27 x 27 cm

JB 90

$1,700,000

James Lee Byars

“5 Points Makes a Man”, 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

Five parts, diameter each:

11 3/4 inches

30 cm

JBZ 193

$125,000

James Lee Byars

“5 Points Makes a Man”, 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

Five parts, diameter each:

11 3/4 inches

30 cm

JBZ 193

$125,000

Joseph Beuys

“Jason”, 1961

Zinc tub, iron head, wooden rod, paint, wire

65 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 9 inches

165.5 x 39 x 23 cm

BEU 32

$1,200,000

Joseph Beuys

“Jason”, 1961

Zinc tub, iron head, wooden rod, paint, wire

65 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 9 inches

165.5 x 39 x 23 cm

BEU 32

$1,200,000

Joseph Beuys

“Berglampe (Mountain Lamp)”, 1953

Patinated bronze

One of seven unique bronzes known to the Estate of Joseph Beuys

1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

3 x 16 x 11 cm

BEU 35

$350,000

Joseph Beuys

“Berglampe (Mountain Lamp)”, 1953

Patinated bronze

One of seven unique bronzes known to the Estate of Joseph Beuys

1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

3 x 16 x 11 cm

BEU 35

$350,000

Joseph Beuys

“SåFG”, 1953/1968

Bronze

Unique cast, Wilhelm Hau, Neuss, Germany

34 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches

88.5 x 28.5 x 9 cm

BEU 123

$650,000

Joseph Beuys

“SåFG”, 1953/1968

Bronze

Unique cast, Wilhelm Hau, Neuss, Germany

34 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches

88.5 x 28.5 x 9 cm

BEU 123

$650,000

Joseph Beuys

“Hasenstein (Hare Stone)”, 1982

Basalt, spray paint

Edition 5 of 7 unique stones

13 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 13 inches

35 x 110 x 33 cm

BEU 132

$300,000

Joseph Beuys

“Hasenstein (Hare Stone)”, 1982

Basalt, spray paint

Edition 5 of 7 unique stones

13 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 13 inches

35 x 110 x 33 cm

BEU 132

$300,000

Joseph Beuys

“Objekt zum Schmieren und Drehen (Object to Smear and Turn)”, 1972

Tin can, lubrication grease, screwdriver, oil paint

Edition 8 from an edition of 100

Tin can: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches (4 x 5.5 cm)

Screwdriver (length): 5 inches (13 cm)

BEU 134

$30,000

Joseph Beuys

“Objekt zum Schmieren und Drehen (Object to Smear and Turn)”, 1972

Tin can, lubrication grease, screwdriver, oil paint

Edition 8 from an edition of 100

Tin can: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches (4 x 5.5 cm)

Screwdriver (length): 5 inches (13 cm)

BEU 134

$30,000

Joseph Beuys

“Ölkanne F.I.U. (Oil Can F.I.U.)”, 1980

Metal can, olive oil

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 2 APs

20 3/4 x 12 x 12 inches

53 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

BEU 135

$28,000

Joseph Beuys

“Ölkanne F.I.U. (Oil Can F.I.U.)”, 1980

Metal can, olive oil

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 2 APs

20 3/4 x 12 x 12 inches

53 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

BEU 135

$28,000

Joseph Beuys

“ELEMENT”, 1982

Copper plate, iron plate

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 4 APs

1/2 x 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches

1 x 44 x 31.5 cm

BEU 136

$32,000

Joseph Beuys

“ELEMENT”, 1982

Copper plate, iron plate

Edition 10 from an edition of 50 + ed. I-X + 4 APs

1/2 x 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches

1 x 44 x 31.5 cm

BEU 136

$32,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Untitled”, 1967

Oil on Formica-coated wood

19 3/4 x 55 inches

50 x 139.5 cm

MB 3/D

$475,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Untitled”, 1967

Oil on Formica-coated wood

19 3/4 x 55 inches

50 x 139.5 cm

MB 3/D

$475,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“MB MB MB”, 1968

Oil on canvas

25 1/2 x 45 1/4 inches

65 x 115 cm

MB 8/H

$1,200,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“MB MB MB”, 1968

Oil on canvas

25 1/2 x 45 1/4 inches

65 x 115 cm

MB 8/H

$1,200,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“L’oile, l’aile”, 1970

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

33 x 47 1/4 inches

83.5 x 120 cm

MB 9/D2

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“L’oile, l’aile”, 1970

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

33 x 47 1/4 inches

83.5 x 120 cm

MB 9/D2

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Dites partout que je l’ai dit”, 1974

Stuffed parrot under bell jar, audiotape, two framed works on paper, painted box

Dimensions variable

MB 23

$2,500,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Dites partout que je l’ai dit”, 1974

Stuffed parrot under bell jar, audiotape, two framed works on paper, painted box

Dimensions variable

MB 23

$2,500,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry”, 1974

Oil on canvas, twelve postcards on wood, in two parts

Canvas:

50 1/4 x 37 3/4 inches

127.5 x 96 cm

Postcards, overall:

20 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches

52.5 x 68 cm

MB 29

$1,750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry”, 1974

Oil on canvas, twelve postcards on wood, in two parts

Canvas:

50 1/4 x 37 3/4 inches

127.5 x 96 cm

Postcards, overall:

20 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches

52.5 x 68 cm

MB 29

$1,750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“1833…… Le manuscrit”, 1971

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

32 3/4 x 46 3/4 inches

83 x 119 cm

MB 36/3

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“1833…… Le manuscrit”, 1971

Hand-painted vacuum-formed plastic

Cast 3 from an edition of 7

32 3/4 x 46 3/4 inches

83 x 119 cm

MB 36/3

$190,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Lampe bleu et chaise”, ca. 1969

Photographic lamp with blue bulb, painted metal reflector, chair, painted black paper

Lamp: 

15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 9 inches

40 x 40 x 23 cm

Chair: 

32 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches

82.5 x 38.5 x 51.5 cm

MB 100

$750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“Lampe bleu et chaise”, ca. 1969

Photographic lamp with blue bulb, painted metal reflector, chair, painted black paper

Lamp: 

15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 9 inches

40 x 40 x 23 cm

Chair: 

32 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches

82.5 x 38.5 x 51.5 cm

MB 100

$750,000

Marcel Broodthaers

“A Voyage on the North Sea”, 1973-1974

16mm film, catalogue

Edition 61 from an edition of 100

Runtime: 6 minutes 7 seconds

Catalogue: 6 x 6 x 1/2 inches (15 x 15 x 1 cm)

MBG 3354

$8,500

Marcel Broodthaers

“A Voyage on the North Sea”, 1973-1974

16mm film, catalogue

Edition 61 from an edition of 100

Runtime: 6 minutes 7 seconds

Catalogue: 6 x 6 x 1/2 inches (15 x 15 x 1 cm)

MBG 3354

$8,500

James Lee Byars

“The American Flag”, 1974

Silk acetate

380 x 88 inches

965 x 223.5 cm

JB 6/B

$750,000

James Lee Byars

“The American Flag”, 1974

Silk acetate

380 x 88 inches

965 x 223.5 cm

JB 6/B

$750,000

James Lee Byars

“The Perfect Tear”, 1981

Oil on canvas, carved and gilded wood

Diameter:

52 inches

132 cm

JB 54/0

$575,000

James Lee Byars

“The Perfect Tear”, 1981

Oil on canvas, carved and gilded wood

Diameter:

52 inches

132 cm

JB 54/0

$575,000

James Lee Byars

“The Tomb of James Lee Byars”, 1986

Limestone

Diameter:

39 1/4 inches

100 cm

JB 58

$550,000

James Lee Byars

“The Tomb of James Lee Byars”, 1986

Limestone

Diameter:

39 1/4 inches

100 cm

JB 58

$550,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1986

Gilded brass

Ten parts, overall:

11 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches

30 x 3 x 3 cm

JB 65

$275,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1986

Gilded brass

Ten parts, overall:

11 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches

30 x 3 x 3 cm

JB 65

$275,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Man”, 1986

Gilded brass

4 x 3/4 x 3/4 inches

10 x 2 x 2 cm

JB 72

$140,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Man”, 1986

Gilded brass

4 x 3/4 x 3/4 inches

10 x 2 x 2 cm

JB 72

$140,000

James Lee Byars

“The Golden Book”, 1986

Gilded iron

Diameter:

8 3/4 inches

22 cm

JB 76

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“The Golden Book”, 1986

Gilded iron

Diameter:

8 3/4 inches

22 cm

JB 76

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1987

Kavala marble

Ten parts, each:

10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

27 x 27 x 27 cm
Overall:

106 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

270 x 27 x 27 cm

JB 90

$1,700,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Death”, 1987

Kavala marble

Ten parts, each:

10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

27 x 27 x 27 cm
Overall:

106 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

270 x 27 x 27 cm

JB 90

$1,700,000

James Lee Byars

“5 Points Makes a Man”, 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

Five parts, diameter each:

11 3/4 inches

30 cm

JBZ 193

$125,000

James Lee Byars

“5 Points Makes a Man”, 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

Five parts, diameter each:

11 3/4 inches

30 cm

JBZ 193

$125,000

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Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
Everyone is an Artist: Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers and James Lee Byars
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